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Amnesty International USA??€™s Northeast Regional Director Joshua M. Rubenstein said that while the organization expects backlash in response to its new stance, it is an important step in eradicating poverty...

Author: By Kristie T. La, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Amnesty Head Pushes a Rethinking of Poverty | 10/20/2009 | See Source »

While Clint Dempsey—the USA??€™s top goal scorer in the aforementioned tournament—honed his skills in the collegiate game, it was 19-year old Jozy Altidore who turned heads with his performances against Spain and Brazil. Altidore, who eschewed the collegiate system entirely by turning pro at 17, is hailed as an example by many detractors of college soccer that the United States needs to mirror the development set-ups in Europe and South America to compete consistently...

Author: By Mauricio A. Cruz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: College Soccer at Odds with US Goals | 10/1/2009 | See Source »

...institutions, to the psychological pressures placed on young athletes by parents and coaches at the high school level or even before. What cannot be denied is its successful role as a conveyor belt of American talent; as a popular and competitive system encouraging sporting excellence, many have attributed Team USA??€™s Olympic successes to the sizeable investments made by universities in guaranteeing prestige and varsity sporting successes.This development, ensuring the creation of a highly professional environment combining sporting and scholastic pursuits, has seen America become a beacon for aspiring young athletes worldwide. With unparalleled financial muscle, the resources...

Author: By Allen J. Padua, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AP STYLE: Finding Comfort In USA Sports | 4/21/2009 | See Source »

...mercenary is a mercenary, whether or not we call him a contractor. And the trade of the firm once called Blackwater USA??€”today re-branded as Blackwater Worldwide—is to provide soldiers of fortune (or security specialists) to whoever may need them. As Americans and Iraqis both try to process one of the most horrific happenings of the war thus far, they might be thankful for the clarity a little candor can bring...

Author: By James M. Larkin | Title: Hired Guns | 12/9/2008 | See Source »

...last few years, super-simple LA-based American Apparel has ingrained itself in hipster culture on both coasts while simultaneously expanding to become the USA??€™s largest clothing manufacturer, with hundreds of retail locations all over the world. The philosophy behind its fashion falls somewhere between comfy minimalism and 1980s thrift-store retro. But, given its prices, its clientele, and a recession, the question arises—will there be a place for t-shirts and spandex that simply cost too much?In the late 1990s, Dov Charney—hailed before as the Larry Flynt of fashion?...

Author: By Andrew F. Nunnelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: "American In Peril" Outfitters | 10/17/2008 | See Source »

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